Reading could now move quickly to bring in a new boss, as The Mirror claims that Stam – currently a part of Ajax‘s backroom staff – is the top target of the Berkshire outfit’s Thai owners.

A part of Man United’s famous treble-winning side of 1999, Stam has since spent three years working as a scout at Old Trafford before taking on roles at Dutch sides FC Zwolle and Ajax, working with Reading’s technical director Brian Tevreden during his time in Amsterdam.